Membership - The Sustaining Benefactor
The Sustaining Benefactor - New for 2011!
Thank you for all your support for the Yonkers Philharmonic, both financial and as a member of the audience! Your contributions and regular attendance at our concerts have enabled us to continue to provide outstanding concerts in Yonkers.
Like many other arts organizations, we are looking into future financing. It has become evident that financial support from the State of New York, the County of Westchester, and the City of Yonkers is in jeopardy. Their support for the arts helped FAOS finance our free concerts and enabled us to apply for grants and corporate funding. We believe this basic support is about to disappear.
FAOS is proposing a new individual donor program, “The Sustaining Benefactor” program that will guarantee a replacement for the basic financial support the State, County and City may not be able to provide. “Sustaining Benefactors” would make contributions to FAOS above and beyond what they are already giving, guaranteeing the continuation of the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra in its present form for years to come. This will help us provide the foundation upon which we can build the remainder of our financing from both foundations, private and/or corporate sponsors. This will enable FAOS to continue to provide you with free symphonic concerts.
Each Sustaining Benefactor would pledge to give $100.00 or more a year for a minimum of three years. This contribution will be completely tax deductible as we are 501 C3 not-for-profit tax exempt corporation. We are looking for 200 members to become Sustaining Benefactors. This would equal the amount that we feel we are going to lose from the State, County and City and will enable the Yonkers Philharmonic to remain a vital arts organization in Yonkers.
We are eagerly looking forward to your response to this program, and thank you in advance for your support!
*** Click here to download a Sustaining Benefactor form ***
Membership
Please join or renew your membership with our philharmonic family, and keep the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra a vital symbol of our community. Please encourage your firm/company/corporation/colleagues etc. to support the orchestra's free concerts.
Let your name live on...
For years the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra has been operating through the generous contributions of its friends. We are concerned about the future. Please consider remembering us in your will. Any help will assure the future of our orchestra.
***Click here to print out a membership form.***
Please mail your tax deductible check made out to FAOS to:
Fine Arts Orchestral Society of Yonkers, Inc.
P.O. Box 705
Yonkers, NY
10704